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I know...Sickening. I really am having a very hard time accepting the realization that way too many of our fellow Americans have fallen prey to being used as a "useful idiot" and believe and trust all the lies that are easily debunked.
I know...Sickening. I really am having a very hard time accepting the realization that way too many of our fellow Americans have fallen prey to being used as a "useful idiot" and believe and trust all the lies that are easily debunked.
.............some of the people all of the time...........
I am 6'-7" tall and weigh 250 pounds, my current BMI is 28.2. In order to have a BMI of 24.9 (maximum for "Normal" weight) I would have to weigh no more than 221 pounds. I am not overweight. I have the same size waist at age 58 that I did when I was age 28. The last time I weighed 221 pounds I was 19 years old, and gaunt in appearance with sunken cheeks.
BMI is a horrible system to gauge obesity because it doesn't account for frame size, muscle, etc.. I'm 6'4" and have an extra large frame. To be just under overweight, my weight would have to be about 205, and I would look emaciated.
You know, there are always a plethora of posts about "if a Republican did this. . ", "if a Democrat did that. . . ", most of which I discount as nonsense b/c no one has a crystal ball. HOWEVER, did the Dems mock Laura Bush's literacy efforts (and Barbara's before her)? Barbara Bush is pre-CD, but I sure as hell never saw any posts from anyone making fun of Laura. Did Sarah Palin have mock Laura and encourage kids to drop out of school, like she encouraged them to eat cookies in her mockery of Michelle?
I cannot think of a more innocuous program, politically, than childhood obesity. I don't get it. Nor do I get these references to Michelle herself as "fat". I should look so good!
Because that is not all that she is doing. Schools are required to follow a new school lunch meal pattern, thanks to Michelle Obama and her meddling with The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The last time I checked Michelle Obama was not elected to any public position by anyone. She needs to keep out of policy decisions, that is why we elect Congress.
I'll never understand the repubs demonization of the first lady for simply encouraging kids/parents to eat healthier and get more exercise.
It's simple. These kids are being geared towards becoming life long under consumers. By eating healthier, they're learning good life skills that will be in use for the rest of their lives. They're more likely to eat fruits and vegetables and less likely to eat five Big Macs a day.
This is going to directly lead to the collapse of the entire fast food and snack food industry!
That's why Republicans hate her. She's making a difference in their Shadow Corporation's off shore Bahama based bank accounts.
Every first lady had an agenda or special program. Her's was nutrition. I don't think the child obesity problem is "solved" by any means. Kids don't seem to go outside and play anymore, they sit around play video games and watch SpongeBob.
BMI is a horrible system to gauge obesity because it doesn't account for frame size, muscle, etc.. I'm 6'4" and have an extra large frame. To be just under overweight, my weight would have to be about 205, and I would look emaciated.
I agree. It is the "one size fits all" mentality we see always coming from a centralized government.
I guess it never occurred to these idiots at WHO that biology tends to be varied, even within species.
The best formula that I have seen was to multiply your current body weight by 15. The result is the number of calories you must consume in order to maintain that weight. Of course it is not perfect either, for example, it does not take into consideration someone's metabolism. I ate everything in sight from my teens well into my twenties and could not gain a pound. Then at age 28, BANG! My metabolism finally slowed down and I gained 50 pounds in six months. Thirty years later, I still weigh the same as I did at age 28, same waste size (which is still much smaller than my chest size).
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